The appeal of Sir John Brunner to Liberal Associations to
pass resolutions calling for reductions in naval expenditure, which coincided with the now famous Criccieth interview with Mr. Lloyd George, has elicited a vigorous and effective criticism from Mr. Chiozza Money, M.P. After noting that he had voted in the last year or two for certain Naval Estimates which gave us a barely sufficient margin of naval superiority, and that the majority of Liberal Members had done the same, Mr. Money points out that his vote "meant that in the forth. coming financial year the Naval Estimates would have to be higher than in 1913.14, not to make further increases, but to give effect to the determination of Parliament. If any Member in voting did not understand this he proves himself to be quite unfit for his position." Sir John Brunner, not having been a Member at that time, is presumably acting in ignorance when, as Mr. Money puts it, " he tells my Liberal Association to tell me to vote in stultification of my previous votes, to cancel contracts, and actually to reduce the Navy from the standard of superiority already decided upon."
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